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Sep 21, 2020 · Rose types explained. BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Published: Monday, 21 September 2020 at 9:33 am. We take you through the different types of roses, including ramblers and floribundas. Roses are one of the broadest groups of plants, with lots of different types that can confuse new and experienced gardeners alike.
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Roses are one of the largest groups of plants available to gardeners, so choosing specific varieties can seem like a daunting prospect. Whether you are looking for a rose to climb a shady wall, roses for a hedge, or a rose to train up a pillar, our short guide will set you on the right path.
- Clare Coulson
- Shrub Roses. The most prolific group is the modern shrub rose, which includes the majority of the roses you might pick up in a nursery or garden center.
- English Roses. “English Roses” is a term coined by the prolific UK-based rose breader David Austin to encompass the 100-plus cultivars that he has produced at his vast nursery in Shropshire, where many thousands of seedlings are raised each year in a huge breeding program.
- Old Roses. Old Roses are another broad group that includes many old varieties of Gallica, Damask, Alba, and Centifolia (including the intriguing Moss roses) that predate the mid-19th century. ‘
- Hybrid Teas and Floribundas. Hybrid teas were first created when a tea rose (any scented cultivar of Rosa × odorata) was crossed with a hybrid perpetual rose (a Bourbon crossed with nearly any other rose).
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- Hybrid Tea Roses. Hybrid tea roses are identified by their long, straight stems and pointed blooms. One of the reasons why hybrid tea roses are popular is that they almost constantly bloom.
- Shrub Roses. Shrub roses are in a classification of roses that don’t fit into the other groups of modern roses. In general, shrub roses are hardy rose varieties and can include species of roses that bloom once a year or are repeat-flowering hybrids.
- Miniature and Miniflora. If you are looking for beautiful roses to grow indoors, then any of the miniature species of roses are great. These cultivars resemble hybrid tea roses but are just miniature versions.
- Climbing Roses. Varieties of climbing roses are types of rose shrubs that have long flexible stems. One of the beauties of climbing roses is that they bloom throughout the summer and fall.
Nov 7, 2019 · Discover 10 beautiful roses to grow, from 'A Shropshire Lad' to 'Sir John Betjeman', with advice from the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
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